Category Archives: Holiday

Anniversary Card Not A Valentine’s Day Card

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Well Valentine’s Day is coming around again and I guess some one could consider the card below a Valentine’s Day Card. However since my birthday lands on February 14th I really don’t celebrate Valentine’s Day for a few reasons.

Here is Monica’s Top 5 Reason why I don’t celebrate Valentine’s Day:

  1. It’s my birthday not Valentine’s Day. Card Makers had a slow sales month in February thus the day was born to pick up sales.
  2. Each time I go out on my birthday the price doubled on every restaurant, venue, and Movie Theaters.
  3. Locations are packed, good luck trying to find parking.
  4. I keep getting hearts and valentines candy rather than a Happy Birthday Card. I not one for pink shape hearts.
  5. Gifts prices go up on my Valentine’s Day, which is why I get stuck with hearts and valentine candy. It’s the only thing that’s cheap.

However I do celebrate my husband and I anniversary on February 1st which is why I have created this card below. It is also being put in Cardz Crazy RED, BLACK, & WHITE challenge. So that killed two birds with one stone. http://www.cardztv.blogspot.com/

 

Snow Globe Christmas Tree

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Well we are getting ever closer to Christmas and I keep thinking about snow. Since it really doesn’t snow in California unless you drive to some snowy forsaken mountain that has more rock then snow, it really doesn’t really count.   So to cheer me up I made myself a little snow globe card.

I’m sure some of you would say that snow is overrated and it not as fun when the pipes freeze. However, something about the cold snow brings back warm memories of playing on a giant inflated tire going down a slippery and dangers hillside with my younger sister Veronica.  Trudging up that mound with a heavy tire seemed like hours just to get a few seconds of bliss of untold speed.  Hearing my little sister shriek as we hit the snow-white bank made me want to do it all over again.

Aww when life was simple!

Christmas Tree Snow Globe

Christmas Tree Snow Globe

Christmas Tree Snow Globe UC

Christmas Tree Snow Globe UC

 

3D Snowflake Card

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This is not a new idea of course; we all learn how to make 3D snowflakes in grade school with construction paper and glue.  Nevertheless, just because we learn something as children doesn’t mean we shouldn’t bring out the kids in use.  So I dug out my inner kid and pulled out this lovely idea and added my own grown up touches.

Enjoy!

3D Snow Flake Front.1

3D Snow Flake Front.1

3D Snow Flake Front

3D Snow Flake Front

3D Snow Flake Side

3D Snow Flake Side

Elegant Ideas – Etched Glass Containers

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Need a quick idea? Why not DIY yourself some etched glass containers. I found these cute glass containers at Ross a few weeks ago and thought they make great socking stuffers for family and friends. All you really need is some contact paper (the same stuff you line your kitchen cabinets) cut out some attractive patterns stick them on the glass and etch.

Add in whatever goodie you want in the jar and some hay string or ribbon and you’re done.

Super Mario Bro. Coin Box

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For those of you that have been following my posts on Facebook, I know you guys  know that I have made these adorable gift boxes for each ornament that pertains to Super Mario Bro. And for each order of any Super Mario ornament will receive the box for free!

Man I love having my shop and running!

 

Thomas Ornament Card

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My 2 year old son put up some ornament on our fake tree last week and after seeing him weigh down one side of it, it got me in the mood to create this. The light and green pattern was chosen after looking at my poor sad tree as it screamed “help me I’m going to fall over.” The candy cane strips pattern was chosen after he chomped down on his very first candy cane this year. After running all over the house for an hour on a sugar rush he crashed on his soft green spider blanket that we got at Wal-Mart the year before. Thus the green band that bridges both patterns together.

So sweet pea when you’re older and you read mommies post know this card was made because of you!

homas Ornament Card Front

Thomas Ornament Card Front

Thomas Ornament Card Side

Thomas Ornament Card Side

Naughty or Nice Penguin Gift Card

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It’s the first week of December and I can’t wait to get started to give out gift cards to friend and family. I thought I pull out my Cricut and create something festive.

Materials:

  • Cricut Machine
  • Simply Charmed – Cricut Cartridge
  • Red, Green, Black, Pink, Yellow, and white Card Stock
  • Hole Pump
  • Pattern Paper
  • White Gel Pen
  • Stapler
  • Paper Trimmer
  • Gift Card
  • Pencil

Step 1 – Card Base

Cut your green card stock at 3 7/16 x8 ½, score your card 3 ½ then form your score line score at 4 ½. Fold your card stock by doing so will give you a tri fold card with a little lip. Take your gift card and slip it between the small fold. Take your pencil and make a small mark on the edge of your gift card. Remove your gift card, take your stapler and staple about one centimeter away from your pencil mark.

Step 2 – Decorating your front

Turn your gift card holder over so the back is facing you. You should have a rectangle shape that measures 3 7/16 x 4 ½. Then take your pattern paper leaving a ¼ or 1/8 border, make sure that your staples are covered your pattern paper. Take your red card stock and punch out 3 small circles with your hole punch. Cut two 1×1 green squares, fold them in half and draw leaf pattern. Cut out your leaves and set them aside.

On page 65 of the Simply Charmed Pamphlet I cut the <Hat> on shit at 2 inches, as well as <layer2>. I found the circle where to tiny to put on the hat so I used my hole punch and punched out some white circles. I also cut out the <Penguin1 and 2> on page 66 at 3 ¼ inches. After assembling each penguin I assembled and attached the hats to the penguins.

I then printed out some labels with the words Naughty/Nice with two boxes beside each word. I cut them, rolled them on each end, and cut small triangles along the side. I then used pink ink to give it a used naughty or nice list.

Now bring all your pieces together and position them roughly where you want them. If you see that your staples are poking through your pattern paper. Take your leaves and red circles and position over the staples marks. Add your details with your white gel pen.

Step 3 – Decorating you one 1 ½ inch Flap

Take some coordinating pattern paper and cover your flap leaving a ¼ boarder or enough to cover your staples.

There you go you’re done!

Joy Ornament Card

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If you’re planning to make your own ornaments this year and giving them out as gifts this card is right up your Christmas ally.

Materials:

  • Brown, Pink, Blue buttons
  • Brown Ink
  • Stamp – Joy
  • Pop dots
  • Tape
  • Tacky Glue
  • E-6000
  • Pencil
  • Red ¼ Ribbon
  • Sheer White ½ Ribbon
  • Cream Cardstock
  • Brown/Chocolate Cardstock
  • Twine/Bakers Twine
  • Pattern Paper
  • Tag Punch or Die Cutting Machine

Creating The Card:

  1. Cut your card at 7 ¼ x 4 3/4, score it in half giving you 3 11/16 inches. If you’re brown card stock is showing white edges ink around it with brown ink.
  2. Cut your pattern paper at 4 ½, position your buttons on your pattern paper. Using your pencil make small notation where your button will be placed.
  3. Take your red and sheer ribbon and measure out about 2 ½ to 3 inches and cut 3 strip of each ribbon.  Tape your ribbon over lapping one another on the back of your pattern paper coordinating to where you will be placing your buttons. Take a small bead of Tacky glue making a line right to where your pencil marks. Hold down your ribbon one at a time and white a few moments to let the glue dry.
  4. Take your E-6000 and put a good portion of glue on the back of each button and place them over your ribbon and pencil marks. Give a few moments for your glue to dry.
  5. While you’re waiting for your glue to dry make three small red bows using your Red ¼ ribbon. Put a small amount of Tacky Glue over each button making them look like ornaments.
  6. Grab your twine, tape one end to the bottom of your card start wrapping it around abut tree times.  Once done tape the last end to the back of the card.
  7. Make a 2 inch tag using a tag punch or using a die cutting Machine on brown card stock. Cut a 1 ¾ out of cream color cardstock.
  8. Using any Joy stamp, stamp it using brown ink in the center of your cream color cardstock.  Adhere the 1 ¾ tag to the 2 inch tag and position above your ornament buttons. Once you have a fixed idea put two pop dots to the back of your tag and adhere it to the pattern paper.
  9. Now center and place your pattern paper onto your brown cardstock.

Snowmen Ornaments

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Well this is the last week of November, were all these creations I have made will be placed on our fake Christmas tree. But before I do I have one last ornament, Snowmen. No tree can be complete without Snowmen. So get your kids in on this project, have them twist different color pipe cleaners, pick out googol eyes, and some nice pompoms.

However leave the gluing to mom and dad, the last thing we need is kids gluing themselves together, or their clothing to the table. You have no idea how hard it is to get them off that thing.